Legal Opinion
Moore v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 31, 1992No. 05-91-01318-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LAGARDE, Justice.
Edward W. Moore appeals a forfeiture judgment upon an appearance bond for which he was the surety. Judgment was signed on June 10, 1991. A timely motion for new trial was filed, so Moore’s cost bond on appeal was due to be filed on Monday, September 9. See Tex.R.App.P. 41(a)(1) & 5(a). The record, however, reflects that the bond actually was filed belatedly, on September 16. On our own motion, we questioned whether we had jurisdiction over this appeal. Moore has been given the opportunity to brief the issue, and we have reviewed his brief. For the reasons given below,…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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